Guideline for Chronic Kidney Disease

The Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) guideline update for chronic kidney disease: evolution not revolution.

In 2002, the US National Kidney Foundation published their seminal Kidney Disease Outcome Quality Initiative (KDOQI) guideline on chronic kidney disease (CKD) (1). This guideline led to a revolution in the detection and management of CKD. Two of the cornerstones of kidney disease diagnosis and management— proteinuria and decreased glomerular filtration rate (GFR)— had always relied heavily on l...

KDIGO 2012 Clinical Practice Guideline for the Evaluation and Management of Chronic Kidney Disease KDIGO 2012 Clinical Practice Guideline for the Evaluation and Management of Chronic Kidney Disease

4 Summary of Recommendation Statements 5 Introduction: The case for updating and context 15 Chapter 1: Definition, and classification of CKD 19 Chapter 2: Definition, identification, and prediction of CKD progression 63 Chapter 3: Management of progression and complications of CKD 73 Chapter 4: Other complications of CKD: CVD, medication dosage, patient safety, infections, hospitalizations, and...

Vitamin deficiencies in chronic kidney disease

Endocrine disorders in chronic kidney disease

Background and Objective: Endocrine disorders are common in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). The aim of the present study is reviewing available literature to give a deep understanding of complexities of endocrine disorders in chronic kidney disease. Methods: A narrative reviewing method based on the available literature was approached. Findings: Generally, when renal function de...

Chronic Kidney Disease Guideline Implementation in Primary Care

Background: Primary care physicians (PCPs) are optimally situated to identify and manage early stage chronic kidney disease (CKD). Nonetheless, studies have documented suboptimal PCP understanding, awareness, and management of early CKD. The TRANSLATE CKD study is an ongoing national, mixedmethods, cluster randomized control trial that examines the implementation of evidence-based guidelines fo...